CHAPTER^ JTHREB 



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THOUGHT he might have an- 

 swered my questions, but, with- 

 out knowing why, I started off on 



an excursion, and surprised myself at feeling so much 

 stronger. At least I could scamper along without 

 swaying and staggering and clutching at every bee and 

 thing I met. I began to feel brave and big. 



As I went forward I encountered a stream of workers. 

 They were humming a home-coming song as they 

 hurried up the combs to deposit their loads of honey. I 

 overheard some of them saying that the dark had 

 dropped on them suddenly out of a cloud and that 



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